In the comics, he was depicted as being highly unintelligent and somewhat of an optimist. In Garfield and Friends, he was portrayed as a surfer and shown as particularly bright and always cool, collected, and dependable. He doesn't often agree with his sister Lanolin and sometimes finds it difficult to get along with her, but they usually make up in the end.

Trivia

In the cartoon, out the three main adult male characters, Orson gets along with Bo the most. Unlike Roy and Wade, Bo doesn't end up ticking off, frustrating or annoying Orson.

In the comic strip, Bo appeared after Booker and Sheldon hatched (partly for Sheldon). In the cartoon, he was around before the two chicks came around.

He often uses surfer slang such as "Like", "Sis", and "Man" in Garfield and Friends.